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NHL Betting: Penguins Lose Game and Marian Hossa
Jarkko Ruutu and Milan Lucic duke it out during Thursday's game. (AP Images)
The Pittsburgh Penguins were hooting and hollering about their Stanley Cup odds because they nabbed Marian Hossa at the NHL trade deadline. Turns out they probably should’ve focused on getting a goalie.
Hossa suffered a knee injury in the third period and starting netminder Ty Conklin was pulled after allowing three goals on 13 shots as the Penguins fell 5-1 to the Bruins in Boston. Marco Sturm scored the game’s first two goals to lead the streaking Bruins to their fifth win in a row. Tim Thomas made 27 saves, continuing his hot run.
Boston paid -125 on the puckline (meaning a winning hockey bet of $125 would pay $100). The betting total went over 5.5 goals when Bruins rookie David Krejci scored with 2:11 to play.
Hossa’s knee injury wasn’t specified. He left the game after 13 shifts and didn’t play at all in the third period.
In other NHL games on Thursday:
Philadelphia 3, Ottawa 1: The Flyers added to the Senators’ misery as Martin Biron made 32 saves for an upset victory in Philadelphia. The Flyers paid +125, spoiling the return to the Ottawa bench by Bryan Murray. The team’s GM takes over the coaching reins after firing John Paddock.
New York Rangers 4, Carolina 2: The Rangers got goals from four different players en route to a road victory that paid -130.
New York Islanders 5, Atlanta 4: Trent Hunter’s overtime goal lifted the Islanders in Atlanta, where they were favored at -115.